Our team of professionals are certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid, their experience and backgrounds are scrupulously vetted and many of our doulas have extensive experience in providing breastfeeding support and in helping babies establish healthy sleep habits.

“My husband called Dream Team Doulas in the midst of our chaos. I was experiencing postpartum depression and I had just started seeking help. I was scared, overwhelmed and exhausted. The first day when my doula walked in, she gave me a hug which marked the first point when I started to believe everything might be ok again. My doula took such good care of not only my baby but me as well. She provided an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on and was an inspiration for hope. She was so sweet with my baby that I could finally rest at night knowing my baby had outstanding care. I wish I had known about Dream Team Doulas before I had a baby. It would have spared me a lot of heartache and sleepless nights. Having a Postpartum Doula is a great investment in yourself and in your relationship with your spouse and children. I found that if I could sleep at night, I was functional for not only my baby but also my 2.5 year old little guy. I highly recommend this amazing team of women who turned my chaos into calm.”

- The Benson Family

In addition to providing exceptional postpartum support since 2006, Dream Team Doulas has also become a trusted expert in the field of helping babies to naturally develop healthy sleep habits that will last a lifetime. Our gentle, attachment based Pediatric Sleep Specialty Services provide a completely tailored approach based upon your unique child’s sleep needs and developmental ability. We recognize that one size does not fit all, or rather, one sleep schedule does not work for all children. Our specialized approach is evident in that we also support multiple sleeping arrangements from family bedding to safe cosleeping to independent sleeping in the nursery.

No matter your location, we can assist you over Skype, FaceTime, phone, email or even after a flight into Austin. We are here to walk hand in hand with you every step of the way.

“Shannon Hernandez and Dream Team Doulas have been an absolute gift and huge contribution to so many of the families in my practice. I might as well call her the sleep whisperer. Without trauma or crying, she and her team have helped countless families learn how to support healthy sleep patterns and habits in their child/children. They are all so loving, patient and generous in offering help. I highly recommend Shannon and her team to anyone who has an infant or child who has difficulty with sleep.

In Gratitude,
Pejman Katiraei, DO
Founder, Wholistic Kids and Families”

Our commitment to the family’s wellbeing doesn’t end with phenomenal postpartum care and help establishing exceptional sleep habits. No. Our expertise also lies in providing deeply personal support through the oftentimes isolating and very real hardship of perinatal mood disorders such as the temporary baby blues to the more lasting struggle of postpartum depression.

Shannon Hernandez, Founder of Dream Team Doulas, not only experienced first hand the debilitation of postpartum depression but also the journey of recovery and healing. Her personal experience, coupled with her years of coaching others through perinatal mood challenges has given her a profound gift to help those in need.

“Shannon Hernandez, and Dream Team Doulas, helped save me from Postpartum Depression/Anxiety and helped me to find a deeper attachment with my baby. That is a big statement, and it is absolutely true. Initially Shannon helped me with a sleep plan for my eight week old baby girl. Then, as Postpartum Depression became more apparent she connected me with the right people and offered further support. She sent a doula to my home who helped me to get the absolutely crucial sleep I needed. Shannon also walked and talked me through the entire journey over countless phone calls. The biggest thing I can say is that Shannon and her team are incredibly compassionate. They lift you up, and shed light, and offer comprehensive support. Their knowledge is beyond anything I expected. I felt as if I were talking to an old friend. I'm happy to report that my Postpartum Depression is much better. I'm recovering steadily thanks to the connections I made through Shannon, and my baby is one of the best sleepers in town!”

- Lilah Hadjinian

Whether your family needs our help in finding the best postpartum doula for you and your family, or you need our expertise in helping your child, and thereby yourself, get the sleep you all need, or you find that you need additional support processing and navigating the feelings of the baby blues or even postpartum depression, we are your village.

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Postpartum Doula Placement

Philosophy

Feeling “called” to this work, our Postpartum Doulas have special empathy in their hearts for the sacred feminine art of creation during pregnancy and mothering after birth. Our Postpartum Doulas believe in a parent’s ability to care for their child while also understanding the challenges of the recovery process and the overwhelm of new parenthood. By accessing each parent’s intuition for raising children and helping them to foster their instincts by providing compassionate guidance, traditional wisdom and best-in-class practices, we empower families to thrive.

In addition to creating an environment for truly restorative recovery from birth, our team of professionals focus on helping baby to gently adjust to the fourth trimester outside of the womb. These first few months are a time for mother and baby to settle into many important “firsts”, such as breastfeeding, if that is a goal, aiding baby through the often-times challenging aspects of new digestion to shaping shifting sleep routines as baby “wakes up” to their new surroundings. Our Postpartum Doulas support families in navigating the magical and mysterious first few months after birth.

Our standards for a successful doula placement are based upon the family internalizing strong feelings of confidence, encouragement, spiritual and physical nourishment along with gaining valuable techniques for caring for their new baby.

Good beginnings make a positive difference in the world, so it is worth our while to provide the best possible care for mothers and babies throughout this extraordinarily influential part of life.

Dream Team Doulas is a current member of Central Texas Doula Association and Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas.

Why Dream Team Doulas?

Mission

Our mission is to provide our clients with peace of mind, knowing that our extensive experience in the industry has made Dream Team Doulas the most capable choice to conduct the important legwork of matching a highly qualified and compatible doula for your unique family. While preparing for the unbelievably special time of having a new baby, we want our clients to be able to relax and enjoy their pregnancy, not stress and worry about sifting through resumes, references and credentials finding that proverbial needle in the haystack.

Screening Process

We take very seriously the sensitive nature of who comes into our client’s home during such a sacred time and who is helping care for your newborn baby. This is why our doula candidate screening process is thorough and extensive.

While we have been working with many of our doulas for years, when we do bring on a new doula, the candidate must first complete a comprehensive vetting process. We conduct two interviews, one by phone and the other either in person or over Skype/FaceTime. We speak with a minimum of three references and oftentimes we even speak with more, so that we may fully understand not only the doula’s experience but also who they are as a person – their personality, values and style. We require each doula to be certified in Pediatric CPR and First Aid and to carry their own Personal Liability Insurance. Additionally, many of the doulas that we represent have successfully completed Dream Team Doulas’ own 30 hour Professional Postpartum Doula Training with Shannon Hernandez, Founder of Dream Team Doulas, giving us an even more in-depth opportunity to get to know the doula.

HOW IT WORKS

In order to engage Dream Team Doulas to find the perfect Postpartum Doula for our client and their family, we require a nominal non refundable fee to begin our placement search. We then conduct an intake over the phone to listen to your preferences, advise you on all of your questions and help determine your needs and goals, ultimately leading to Dream Team Doulas providing you with three wonderfully qualified candidates for you to interview that meet your budget, professional preferences and schedule.

Once a candidate has been selected, then the doula will provide the client with her own postpartum doula contract and she will take a deposit to reflect that she is committed and not accepting any other jobs that would pose a time conflict.

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Pediatric Sleep Consulting

Philosophy

We believe that working with a child as a unique individual, customizing our approach, always results in the best success. Our approach is to first carefully observe the child’s physical and emotional ability and need, based on age, temperament and individual sleep history.

Any time we are trying to learn something new, stress is counterproductive to internalizing new concepts. This is one reason why we do not use any kind of Cry It Out method. In contrast, we teach through a language that the child can understand using empathy, sensory associations, natural biological rhythms and nutrition, thereby thoroughly supporting them through the practice of gaining self soothing skills that will ultimately help the child become an independent sleeper

Whether you have a family bed or your child is in their own room, we can help. We also provide support through the inevitable developmental and situational regressions that accompany life.

Consulting Packages

Quick Fixes

For our clients who have a specific and more isolated sleep situation with which they need help, then working together in hourly blocks as needed can be preferable. For example, clients who currently have a sleep plan in place but need a bit more help implementing or adjusting an aspect of it or who have questions around shifting to or from daylight savings or who will be traveling across time zones. These are just a few examples where we have found that ad hoc phone support is highly successful.

We will set up a time to talk by phone, FaceTime or Skype that is convenient for your schedule and we will send you a New Client Form to be completed 24 hours prior to our call. Our hourly fee is $150.00 and we require a retainer of $50.00 prior to our call which covers our minimum 20 minute phone support increment. We will then invoice you for any additional time that you use in 20 minute increments.

Phone, FaceTime or Skype Consultation with Two Weeks of Follow-up Phone Support

We will set up a time to talk by phone, FaceTime or Skype that is convenient for your schedule and we will send you a New Client Form to be completed 24 hours prior to our call. We will spend about 45 minutes to an hour having a thorough conversation about your child’s current sleep and your immediate goals, addressing questions, providing information on best practices for healthy sleep and beginning to formulate a plan to address your child’s sleep issues based on your child’s sleep needs and your parenting philosophies.

Upon reviewing and analyzing all of the information we gathered during our intake, we will send you a sleep plan for you to implement. You will receive your custom sleep plan usually within 24 hours but no later than 48 hours after our initial intake consultation.

Usually families need a little reassurance or additional information around questions that arise while implementing our sleep plan. Since follow-up support is such an important component to your success, we set aside 20 minutes per day for 14 days for you to call and/or text following our initial consultation. And we strongly encourage you to please call us daily for support as you are implementing the plan. We are a team and we care greatly about us working together towards achieving your goals for healthy sleep for your child.

The fee for this package is $675.00 and includes the intake, sleep plan and 14 days of 20 minutes per day of follow-up support for one child. An additional $425.00 can be applied for another sibling.

While it is not generally necessary, if you would like additional support at the end of our initial consulting engagement outlined above, then our services are retained in hourly blocks at $125 which is discounted from $150 per hour for those whom we have worked together as explained above. The hour block does not need to be used all at once. Rather it can be used in 20 minute increments. The hourly discount applies to the child we consulted about and is to be used within 4 months of our consulting start date.

In-Home Overnight Consultation

For some families they really prefer to have us come into their home and work directly with them and their child of which we are also happy to do. We will set up a time to talk by phone, FaceTime or Skype that is convenient for your schedule and we will send you a New Client Form to be completed 24 hours prior to our call. On our call we will spend about 45 minutes to an hour having a thorough conversation about your child’s current sleep and your immediate goals. Once we arrive at your home for our overnight consultation we assess specifics such as the entire sleeping environment, sleep time routines, schedule and your child’s temperament, needs and abilities. We also spend time establishing a connection with your child to build familiarity and trust. We guide and lead through example implementing our customized sleep plan for your child or we can work solely with your child while you catch up on a good night’s sleep. We find that this type of support can be especially helpful for our clients who are struggling with the baby blues, postpartum depression or chronic sleep deprivation.

While continuing to implement our sleep work once we leave your home, it is not uncommon for families to want a little reassurance or additional information around questions that arise. Since follow-up support is such an important component to your success, we provide ongoing phone and text support for 14 days as you continue to implement the plan. We are a team and we care greatly about us working together towards achieving your goals for healthy sleep for your child.

The fee for our in-home overnight consultation is based on the number of nights, the number of hours each night and if travel is required.

Payment and Scheduling

Once you have decided how you would like to work with us on establishing healthier sleep skills for your child(ren), or if you need our help with determining the best way to achieve your goals, complete our Client Inquiry Form and we will get back to you within 24 hours to schedule a tentative intake meeting. We will also simultaneously send you our New Client Form and an invoice for our services. Once we receive your completed New Client Form and payment, then your intake meeting will be confirmed.

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Postpartum Depression Support

Philosophy

The transformation of Self during pregnancy, birth and postpartum, we know, is not always easy. As a matter of fact, the company’s founder, Shannon, intimately knows how difficult it can be, both as a trained postpartum depression professional but especially through her own personal experience with postpartum depression.

Her past struggle, following the birth of each of her three children, has given her profound insight and empathy which fuels her drive to help others who are going through what she fought so hard to get through.

“There’s nothing more painful that I have survived. Feelings of guilt, disappointment and fear can be all-consuming even with medications and medical support. Because of my passion to help heal these issues I moved from doulaing birth to support during the postpartum period. My intimate knowledge that stems from personal experience and professional training has allowed me to support parents in a profound and special way.

Though I can not always be in the home next to you, I can still very effectively offer my soft and gentle guidance through the times of hardship. I’m accessible through skype and phone calls to walk you through your journey of struggle towards the light of recovery. I offer practical solutions to implement within the home, consulting with loved ones so they can better support you, providing referrals for additionally valuable resources and to hold a sacred place for you as you emerge from your birthing and postpartum experience by listening and nurturing. Whether you have the common baby blues the first few weeks, diagnosed postpartum mood disorder or are simply overwhelmed with parenthood I am here to help center and walk you through your healing journey.”

–Shannon Hernandez

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Classes

Postpartum Doula Training

Dream Team Doulas has been mentoring Doulas in continuing education for over a decade. Our experience has enabled us to understand what constitutes the highest standard of postpartum doula care. We took that wisdom and created the Dream Team Doulas Postpartum Doula Training, a three day intensive course for those interested in starting a professional career as a Postpartum Doula. Our training graduates top notch industry recognized Postpartum Doulas following the international standard of care.

Childbirth Education

Shannon Hernandez is a trained child birth educator offering child birth preparation classes in the privacy of your home as well as in her private studio. She works with expectant parents including sorogate and adoptive. She will teach you what to expect during and after the arrival of your child complete with birth and postpartum planning.

Postpartum Depression Support Group

We hold a sacred, safe and supportive space for those suffering from perinatal mood disorders such as postpartum depression and anxiety. Get connected to the many resources available in your area and pull strength from each other through the struggle to recovery.

Prenatal Class

Everything you need to know and what to prepare for as a new parent is provided to expectant parents such as breastfeeding preparedness, what to expect when bringing baby home, newborn care, soothing techniques, how to create your birth plan and an overview on post birth support and care to ensure a smooth transition after delivery.

About

Shannon Hernandez

Shannon Hernandez, a mother of three, has been helping families in maternal health since 1997 as a Birth Doula and then as a Postpartum Doula since 2004 before founding Dream Team Doulas in 2006. Over the course of her career she has assisted hundreds of families through the birthing and postpartum process. Her special gifts of empathy and spiritual communication coupled with her uncanny ability to sense others physical and emotional needs have been the cornerstone of years of success.

Her extraordinary service to each family has resulted in her becoming a leader in the maternal health industry, growing one of the most reputable consulting practices specializing in all areas that are of concern to parents, including healthy sleep habits, infant and mother lactation, colic, postpartum depression, multiples, parent-child bonding and effective methods of parenting young children.

In addition to consulting for parents, as President and Founder of Dream Team Doulas, Shannon is responsible for evaluating the standard of care and service given by the Doulas that she places. Each Doula has been chosen by Shannon based on their specific qualifications and she holds each member to the highest standards of care.

During her free time, Shannon is passionate about giving back to the communities she serves as a Childbirth Educator who does pro bono work teaching childbirth classes to teen mothers.

Press

Expertise - Best Doulas in LA 2017 / 2018

The Expertise team looked at 789 Doulas serving Los Angeles and picked the top 19. They conduct a manual review, and do not allow paid placement, in order to maintain the integrity and accuracy of their selections. We’re so proud to be included!

Out Came the Sun

Out Came the Sun is the story of a family’s journey through Postpartum Depression. The mother, Vanessa Benson, poignantly shares her confusion and shame after the birth of her second child as she battled with PPD, and offers hope to others who may be suffering with this disorder. As Vanessa Benson's doulas

“My husband called Dream Team Doulas in the midst of our chaos. I was experiencing postpartum depression and I had just started seeking help. I was scared, overwhelmed and exhausted. The first day when my doula walked in, she gave me a hug which marked the first point when I started to believe everything might be ok again. My doula took such good care of not only my baby but me as well. She provided an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on and was an inspiration for hope. She was so sweet with my baby that I could finally rest at night knowing my baby had outstanding care. I wish I had known about Dream Team Doulas before I had a baby. It would have spared me a lot of heartache and sleepless nights. Having a Postpartum Doula is a great investment in yourself and in your relationship with your spouse and children. I found that if I could sleep at night, I was functional for not only my baby but also my 2.5 year old little guy. I highly recommend this amazing team of women who turned my chaos into calm.”“My husband called Dream Team Doulas in the midst of our chaos. I was experiencing postpartum depression and I had just started seeking help. I was scared, overwhelmed and exhausted. The first day when my doula walked in, she gave me a hug which marked the first point when I started to believe everything might be ok again. My doula took such good care of not only my baby but me as well. She provided an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on and was an inspiration for hope. She was so sweet with my baby that I could finally rest at night knowing my baby had outstanding care. I wish I had known about Dream Team Doulas before I had a baby. It would have spared me a lot of heartache and sleepless nights. Having a Postpartum Doula is a great investment in yourself and in your relationship with your spouse and children. I found that if I could sleep at night, I was functional for not only my baby but also my 2.5 year old little guy. I highly recommend this amazing team of women who turned my chaos into calm.”

- The Benson Family

, we feel honored to have participated in her journey, and ultimately her success in overcoming PPD.

When the Bough Breaks

Dream Team Doulas’ own Shannon Pinkerton appears in the new documentary film (narrated by Brooke Shields) “When the Bough Breaks”, lending her expertise on maternal support and family stability.

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Testimonials

We are exceedingly proud of all the parents that have found success through our guidance. We are here to help and to serve. When parents succeed, we succeed.

“The name of this company, Dream Team Doulas, says it all! The doula they placed with my family was a dream! She had a truly special gift. From the moment she entered our home, there was an immediate trust and comfort knowing someone was here to help, and we felt totally confident handing over our new little one for the night to get some much needed sleep. Our doula was not only amazing with our newborn, she was so attentive to me, making me feel special and loved. She was very communicative, even during her days off, calling to check in and see how we were doing. She was full of information and readily shared tips that we didn't even think about, and we are not even first time parents! I can’t recommend Dream Team Doulas enough. It made a world of difference having our doula in our home, and we still miss her everyday!”

"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Dream Team Doulas and they are absolutely exceptional. Their doulas are all experienced, proactive, caring, and professional. We highly recommend their services to new parents who need support during the first weeks of their baby’s life. Many parents tell us that hiring a night doula was one of the best decisions they made as it allowed for the time with their new baby to be more enjoyable and less stressful. Their doulas are also a great source of knowledge for parents and provide overall family support. We highly recommend them!”

“Baby Jesse decided to debut 10 weeks early and spent his first five weeks in the NICU. When he came home we knew that solid sleep was crucial to his growth and development. After a month of trial and error we called Dream Team Doulas to help us with Jesse’s sleep. Far and away the best investment we could have made! Shannon immediately provided us with valuable information and instruction as well as constant support as we implemented her sleep plan. It not only helped our baby, it also helped my husband and I as first time parents. Instead of debating over what each of us thought we should try, we teamed up and followed Shannon's plan. Jesse was sleeping through the night within weeks and he continues to be a solid sleeper. As we hit bumps like teething or a cold Shannon was just a call or text away with advice. Hiring a sleep expert to get us on the right path was worth every penny! We highly recommend Shannon and her team.”

“I hired a team of doulas through Dream Team Doulas over the other 7 doulas I interviewed for two reasons, my gut told me that they were trustworthy and I got their name from more than one person with glowing reviews. I was very tempted to hire some of the other night nurses we interviewed based on price alone, but went with my gut as there are some things worth paying more for. I thank God I did.

The postpartum doulas that we worked with seemed more like angels than human beings. I HAD NO IDEA how hard on my wife and myself this adventure of parenthood would be. Our twins came home at just under 5 pounds and they were. 4 weeks early. I was scared to touch them let alone change a diaper. Though our doula team could have easily capitalized on our fear, they advocated our involvement and stood by us. While we bathed them for the first time (empowering us as parents), they were there to take over the dreaded night shifts so my wife and I could bond un-sleep deprived with the babies during the day without anyone breaking those sacred moments of us staring at our most spectacular creations. After a few days of breastfeeding and hormone shifts my wife would start crying for no apparent reason….

Thank God she had our doulas, she called them - even if they were off duty - and they dropped everything to walk her through why she was emotional and normalized it for her (I was useless in this regard). Our doula team slowly weaned themselves away leaving us with babies who not only slept through the night but gained those coveted first few pounds. They set us up with an efficient schedule and customized it to fit our needs. They also helped us combine both of our parenting styles into one. We have since used them for consulting in our parenting challenges as our babies grow and change. In short, Dream Team Doulas has been sent from the gods to help new frightened parents find their way and advocate parental confidence. I would have gladly paid double for their services and in fact I do now for consulting. If you are lucky enough to find them available BOOK THEM.”

“From the moment the Ladies came to my home for an interview my fear and anxiety faded. I was astonished at how much they knew! I am highly educated but had no idea how little I knew and would need to know to bring my baby home. I had complete confidence in all the advice they gave me and soon realized they answered all the questions I had the same way my pediatrician did. It’s like they have PhD’s in baby care and lactation. I know it sounds silly, but NO ONE told me just how much information I would need to have to properly breastfeed /pump, let alone all the other demands.

I hired The Dream team to help me during the day, and soon had them coming for “recovery nights”. They work together as a team to afford this flexibility to the clients they help, and they had no minimum amount of nights a week; they required simply just what “I needed”. I was and am so grateful I never had to experience the complete wrath of sleep deprivation due to my “recovery nights”. I was exclusively breast feeding but they set up my pump right next to my bed and softly woke me 20 min before the feed. I was able to roll over and go back to sleep while my doula fed changed and put my babies back to sleep. This resulted in 3.5 extra hours of sleep a night, and it may not seem like a lot- but it is if you're waking up every 2-3 hours around the clock for weeks after a c section you're trying to recover from.

I truly felt they ALWAYS had my babies and my best interest in mind and they treated me like a dear friend, not just a business transaction. I felt they truly loved my baby, and I slept well knowing she was in good hands. Words cannot express how highly I recommend them. The Dream Team has been the smartest investment I have made so far for my little Family.”

“Shannon was the first smiling face we saw as we came home with our new twins. She had the keen sense to always be there when we needed her and to give us our family space when we needed it. Shannon had a very loving way of putting me and my husband at complete ease when we had our "New Parent Freak Outs." The reassurance and confidence she gave us has been so valuable. Shannon is extremely knowledgeable and gave us researched advice that was all confirmed correct by our pediatrician. Shannon got our twins on a great schedule and sleeping 8-10 hours by four months of age. Our twins still gained more than the average weight for their age thanks to her expert advice. Shannon loves to spoil her clients by bringing her own massage table to put her "mommy's to sleep" first. She would often show up to work with home made baked goods still warm from the oven. She always lovingly refers to herself as "Aunt Shanny" when she is talking to the babies. We loved Shannon and offered her the regular rate to stay with us full time but she laughed and said she would help us in the Nanny finding process which she did with great success! If you are lucky enough to book Shannon Pinkerton then you are definitely in for a pleasant postpartum recovery.”

“My husband and I hired a doula through Dream Team Doulas as soon as our second child was born. We scheduled them to come 2 nights a week for 3 months. We cannot sing Shannon and her team enough praises. They have a wealth of knowledge about all things baby and postpartum, including how to incorporate a new baby into the household with older siblings. The team was also very sensitive to and supportive of tired parents, and they continued to provide support by phone, even after they stopped coming at night. My husband and I both felt that all four of us were genuinely cared for by all 3 doulas that we were in regular contact with. Thanks to their spot-on suggestions and advice, our baby was on a great schedule by 4 months, going to bed by 7pm and waking us up only once during the night. By 5 months, he wasn't waking us up at all anymore. As a bonus, as he slept better at night, he also started to nap more easily during the day and became generally more well-rested and happier! As a result, our entire family adjusted seamlessly to the arrival of our new baby. Hiring DTD was one of the best investments we've made. Our only regret is not having known about them when our first child was born!”

“I had twins in early December 2009. It was my second time giving birth, so I thought I could handle things on my own. I was wrong!! A close friend recommended Dream Team Doulas. I had never heard of a doula before nor did I really know what to expect. It was the most AMAZING experience. Not only due to what they taught me, but those women were this big ray of beautiful sunlight and the warmest cuddly blanket you can imagine wrapping yourself in, all at once. My doula understood where I was coming from and she helped me to deal with all of the conflicting emotions, along with major sleep deprivation. I can never thank Dream Team Doulas enough for getting me through that very difficult, yet wonderful time in my life. I would HIGHLY recommend their services, not only for new moms but moms who have gone through childbirth before.”

“I called Dream Team Doulas when my 6 week old baby was having sleep trouble. I couldn’t afford to have them come stay the night but they gave me the option to pay for consulting by the hour. It was like reading every sleep book on the market and having it all make sense even with the contradictions. My baby girl slept 10 hours a night by four months old after only a few hours of consulting. The thing I liked best about Dream Team Doulas’ approach was that Shannon, the founder, took my parenting style and my lifestyle into consideration when she put together my baby’s plan. She paid very close attention to my baby and looked at her like an individual. Dream Team Doulas continues to help me when my baby changes sleep patterns and always makes me feel like I have support in my corner. I look forward to the day they write a book, but until then, I have them on speed dial.”

“A great person with a positive attitude, very punctual and reliable, the doula we hired through Dream Team Doulas has been hands on right from the beginning and her experience came through. She was able to figure out many issues we had with feeding our newborn daughter as well as getting her to sleep. I believe what made her an amazing doula for us can be summed up in this statement: we never heard a peep while she was taking care of the baby. Our daughter was well fed, changed, swaddled up and sleeping like an angel after a night with our doula. She was happy to share her knowledge with us and provide advice on the latest/best baby caring trends and recommend various apps designed to help ease our job as second time parents. She was herself keeping up to date, researching issues and finding solutions, being proactive and showing good initiative. Her help with caring for our daughter in the first, yet most demanding weeks of her life, was essential and our confidence that our daughter was in good hands was priceless. We are whole-heartedly recommending Dream Team Doulas.”

- Diana C.

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Contact Dream Team Doulas

We are here to help you feel more comfortable and confident in the first few years with your new baby. Feel free to call or email with inquiries. Someone is always standing by. We know time is precious, so we process new client intake requests in 24 hours or less.